Researchers Observe Hexagonal Superionic Ice Under Extreme Pressure and Heat
Diamond-anvil and X-ray experiments produced a predicted atomic arrangement that may help refine models of Uranus and Neptune.
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Apple Details Five-Model AI Family Built Around On-Device and Private Cloud Computing
The third generation of Apple Foundation Models uses on-device systems, Private Cloud Compute and specialized architectures while excluding private user data from training, Apple says.
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Sergey Brin Contributions to California Tax Fight Reach $102 Million
State records cited by the Los Angeles Times show the Google co-founder financing a group backing two measures that could override a proposed billionaire tax.
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Compiler Optimizations Can Remove Security Protections From C Programs, Researcher Warns
A Black Hat discussion highlights how valid transformations can erase memory clearing or create timing gaps, reinforcing the need to test optimized release binaries.
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Target Tech-Elite Power in New Book
In an interview about End Times Fascism, Klein describes the book's argument that concentrated wealth, crisis politics and private technology power are reinforcing authoritarian systems.
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Scientists Warn a 1.5C Overshoot Could Trigger Irreversible Climate Shifts
Three exceptionally hot years have intensified concern that weakening carbon sinks and Earth-system tipping points could make a later return below the Paris threshold much harder.
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ACSM Review Refines the Formula for Strength, Muscle Growth and Power
A synthesis of 137 systematic reviews finds that resistance training reliably improves multiple measures of muscle function, while only a limited set of program variables consistently changes the result.
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M1 Neural Engine Reverse-Engineering Maps Apple's CNN-Era Design Choices
A new technical teardown describes the compute and dataflow architecture of Apple's original M1 Neural Engine and why transformer workloads changed accelerator design priorities.
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Anthropic CEO Calls for Slower Frontier AI Capability Growth
Dario Amodei says leading developers should pace model advances so safety research, external evaluation and public oversight have time to catch up.
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ITV's 70 Up Brings Landmark British Documentary Series to a Close
The final installment follows participants first filmed as seven-year-olds in 1964, ending a project that examined class, opportunity and the ethics of filming lives over decades.
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Researchers Demonstrate Zero-Click WeChat Worm Across iOS and Android
Security researchers say a now-mitigated flaw allowed a call to seize a WeChat account and use it to attack trusted contacts without the recipient answering.
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